Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

5,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.05/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 674 lb · 342 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.75/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 581 lb · 309 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.36/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 572 lb · 264 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,598	3,411	7,444
Feeder cattle	4,743	3,137	6,791
Slaughter cattle	397	274	283
Replacement cattle	458	—	370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the most recent sales, steers and heifers unevenly steady to 3.00 higher, except 450-550 lbs heifers early week 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	244.00	$244.00	$956	—
400–448	420	73	215.00–248.00	$229.72	$965	+3.40
453–492	468	91	220.00–239.00	$229.98	$1,076	+8.59
512 value added	512	8	204.00	$204.00	$1,044	—
500–545	517	140	193.00–221.50	$213.71	$1,105	+3.01
554 fancy	554	28	217.25	$217.25	$1,204	—
555–597	574	236	184.50–210.00	$198.36	$1,139	+1.68
602–639	622	184	176.50–192.25	$181.78	$1,131	-9.66
651 value added	651	27	187.00	$187.00	$1,217	—
653–696	676	315	166.00–183.50	$177.28	$1,198	±0.00
701–748	715	134	163.00–174.50	$171.10	$1,223	+0.99
752–754	754	60	163.75–165.50	$164.01	$1,237	-3.15
788	788	7	151.50	$151.50	$1,194	-15.66
815–838	831	186	149.50–161.50	$159.08	$1,322	+5.72
855	855	9	147.25	$147.25	$1,259	—
906	906	64	144.25	$144.25	$1,307	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	5	220.00	$220.00	$667	—
350–395	377	17	209.00–227.00	$220.26	$830	+15.26
432	432	3	212.50	$212.50	$918	+17.51
470–485	477	22	197.50–209.00	$203.57	$971	-13.93
513–540	525	16	179.00–197.00	$187.56	$985	+5.42
551–593	574	89	169.00–193.75	$181.36	$1,041	-4.97
618–642	634	45	157.00–176.00	$167.79	$1,064	-11.25
651–697	681	33	157.75–176.00	$167.78	$1,143	—
716–748	736	33	156.25–167.50	$158.91	$1,170	-0.71
755–794	784	42	152.00–165.50	$154.17	$1,209	+2.24
806–828	816	13	142.50–144.75	$143.70	$1,173	-10.32
851–876	858	41	153.50–154.00	$153.86	$1,320	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	13	160.00	$160.00	$957	—
681	681	28	161.50	$161.50	$1,100	—
730	730	6	148.25	$148.25	$1,082	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	16	160.00	$160.00	$1,182	—
784	784	7	144.50	$144.50	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	4	191.00	$191.00	$691	—
765	765	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,128	+0.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–448	436	44	166.50–177.50	$174.00	$759	-8.66
450–497	469	88	169.00–188.00	$178.85	$839	-6.29
501–545	526	216	167.75–186.50	$176.33	$927	+2.73
552–597	581	309	160.00–175.75	$165.75	$963	-2.70
615 value added	615	17	162.00	$162.00	$996	-6.50
608–647	625	176	155.00–168.00	$162.03	$1,013	-0.27
654–692	679	255	148.00–166.50	$156.53	$1,063	-6.78
708–739	720	83	145.00–160.50	$152.80	$1,100	-2.70
731	731	8	160.50	$160.50	$1,173	+5.00
753–756	754	13	151.00–155.50	$154.11	$1,162	+1.36
811–816	813	51	144.00–145.50	$144.94	$1,178	—
864	864	42	144.00	$144.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–396	382	9	185.00–188.00	$187.08	$715	—
423–446	440	16	166.00–171.00	$167.78	$738	+0.63
460–495	482	8	170.50–175.00	$173.39	$836	+8.14
500–545	524	34	153.00–177.50	$165.10	$865	+8.10
557–596	569	55	149.75–162.00	$156.88	$893	+2.12
635–649	644	16	150.00–157.00	$152.59	$983	+5.08
662–693	680	65	144.00–154.00	$149.29	$1,015	-1.61
714–720	716	14	150.50–155.50	$154.06	$1,103	+15.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–689	684	34	147.00–147.25	$147.21	$1,007	—
790	790	10	145.25	$145.25	$1,147	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	13	146.00	$146.00	$880	—
713	713	3	136.00	$136.00	$970	—
801	801	6	131.00	$131.00	$1,049	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	12	180.50	$180.50	$850	—
711	711	5	133.50	$133.50	$949	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	7	133.50	$133.50	$611	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	156.50	$156.50	$516	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	7	154.75	$154.75	$947	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796	796	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,043	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1043–1640	1182	80-85%	70	62.50–76.50	$71.80	$849	+4.11
1225	1225	80-85%	1	62.50	$62.50	$766	—
1050–1580	1259	80-85%	20	73.50–82.50	$77.82	$980	+1.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$894	-16.74
1190–1865	1473	75-80%	42	64.50–77.00	$72.07	$1,062	-5.67
1270–1715	1489	75-80%	25	76.00–84.00	$78.60	$1,170	+0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1115	1008	85-90%	4	51.00–56.00	$53.72	$541	—
910–1215	1060	85-90%	52	54.00–66.50	$61.52	$652	+3.06
1100–1145	1123	85-90%	3	67.50–71.00	$68.98	$775	-4.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	65-75%	1	81.50	$81.50	$1,402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1434–1790	1565	16	111.50–119.25	$114.26	$1,788	—
1625–2360	1887	15	91.00–108.00	$99.54	$1,878	—
1935	1935	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,722	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1275	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,110.00	$1,110.00
1263–1500	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,075.00–1,235.00	$1,187.56
1170–1500	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,375.00–1,500.00	$1,446.01
1180–1575	1443	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,025.00–1,400.00	$1,250.73
1400–1600	1537	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,401.74

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00	$950.00
1127–1330	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	925.00–1,275.00	$1,137.93
1257	1257	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1565	1565	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1091–1253	1140	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	1,775.00–2,100.00	$1,916.57

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1428	1428	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,814.29	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1025	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,370.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.